Alberto Ronchey

Alberto Ronchey
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities
In office 28 April 1992 – 10 May 1994
Prime Minister	Giuliano Amato Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Preceded by	Giulio Andreotti
Succeeded by	Domenico Fisichella
Personal details
Born	(1926-09-26)26 September 1926 Rome, Italy
Died	5 March 2010(2010-03-05) (aged 83) Rome, Italy
Political party	Italian Republican Party
Children	Silvia Ronchey
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Profession	Journalist

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Alberto Ronchey (26 September 1926 – 5 March 2010) was an Italian journalist, essayist and politician.

He was author^[1] of the term "K factor" to indicate the inability of the Western communist parties to win the elections by democratic means.

He was the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities from 1992 to 1994 in Giuliano Amato's cabinet and subsequently Carlo Azeglio Ciampi's cabinet. He was president of RCS MediaGroup from 1994 to 1998.